Concerning the case of the 22 people accused of calling for the overthrow of the political system, spreading malicious and fabricated news and rumours, transmitting pictures that are harmful to the kingdom's image, protesting illegally and holding swords, the court allowed the lawyers to have access to bill of indictment and meet the suspects and decided to hold the next hearing on June 28.

The request for the enquiry was filed by current 'prime minister' of the north Ferdi Sabit Soyer to the north's 'chief prosecutor' after sections of the bill of indictment to be presented against Ergenekon suspects in the Turkish courts were published in a Turkish Cypriot newspaper.

However, it was revealed earlier this year the the SFO was trying to resurrect the case using an unusual legal procedure known as a voluntary bill of indictment, which would have allowed it to resurrect the criminal proceedings.

Despite this it has now emerged that the Serious Fraud Office has asked the High Court for a voluntary bill of indictment, a rare procedure which would allow criminal proceedings to be started afresh despite the earlier ruling.

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